Christmas in North Carolina:
We spent time staying in both Burlington and Raleigh over the holidays and here's a pic of Mike driving Rachel and I around:)
Leslie, Mike, and Rachel with "The Bumble" at the musical showing of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
All of us.
The lovely stage!
Morning table setting at Leslie's.
Other highlights:
- The famous coconut cake from Ween which is always a once-a-year treat.
- Seeing both sides of Mike's family on Christmas Day.
- Seeing Nanny Mary Ann and Papa Bill (Mike and Rachel's godparents)
- getting Rudolph songs stuck in our head the rest of the weekend
- Me standing in for MJ to have scotch with Daddy Jim since he was on duty and couldn't drink
2nd Anniversary Dinner at 1789:
The night before this dinner, we met up in the city with Jake, Kelly, Alex, Will, and Julia to get pizza and drinks. Jake happened to have a layover in the area on his way back to Houston and then London! Mike and I stayed with him and his wife, Marilyn, while we were in London.
Back in the room where it happened. Same room where we got married that we had all to ourselves!
Table for two.
Beef carpacchio and tuna crudo.
Duck
Lamb
Chocolate ganache with pistachio crust
Gingerbread dessert
Special menu and card which I then lost later that night, but at least I capture it first!
Other highlights:
- Seeing Ahmed, Elgar, and Stellios again...staff members who were all there serving the night of our wedding.
- Meeting up with Adam, Will, and Julia after to have a mini reunion before the year ended.
- A late night snack detour to Wise Guys pizza on the way home in our uber...soaking up every last minute of our 20s;)
NYE in VA for 2nd Christmas:
The weekend after Christmas, we went to spend time with my family in VA. We had a spread of goodies and exchanged presents and had lots of fun in the short time we were there.
At some point, I thought it would be fun if Mike gave Ashton a "ride"" by doing push-ups with him on his back. "Doesn't that sound fun?", I asked Mike. I'm lucky he humors me.
Ashton loved it!
So Mike kept doing more push-ups....
...and then decided he was done and was going to play the sack of potatoes game haha.
Mike was a tough act to follow.
But I couldn't disappoint Ashton!
Whatever brings him joy.
Dressed up for NYE in the dress my mom got me for my birthday! (This was after we were back home and about to head to a party at the house of one of my coworkers)
